Category: supportive

I think I had more fun trying to plan my packing for the cruise with my supplements rather than my clothes. My first challenge was trying to figure out what all I needed to take, how to pack it, and to still keep it as simple and compact as possible for 8 days. Then I remembered the traveling jewelry container I had given our darling daughter for her birthday. She willingly allowed me to borrow it. And I remembered a toiletry bag that was the same design with windows in it. Problem solved.

Now trying to organized what I was going to use for each pouch. Morning vitamins. Afternoon vitamins…evening supps….minerals…Essential Oils….powders….concoctions….etc….

All these “jewels” being carefully packed had me thinking about all the different companies, businesses, individuals who provide all sorts of supplements for all sorts of reasons….there is purpose for all of them….for all those who sell….as well as for the product itself. Each of us are uniquely made therefore there are different formulas for each of us that will be beneficial for each of us.

I have written many times about supplements….the good…the bad….the indifferent…but I think with this journey with my thyroid, adrenals, gut….etc……I have learned WE ALL need to supplement in one form or another. Whether it is just because of the fact that the crops of today aren’t getting the same amount of nutrients in them and we need to make up for it a bit…..or if it is because our body is needing a little extra support.

I have also learned that even though some of the supplements I am taking are mega doses of different vitamins I am deficient in….it is still supplementing. I am having to supplement D for example because my body is deplete in it. I am having to supplement C because my body is burning through it too fast because of my adrenals…..and the list goes on….

Thus I am seeing….becoming more away….becoming enlightened (one of the beauty’s of being a bio-hacker!) that we all need supplementation for one reason or another…..and it is all good!

I think my past thoughts and frustrations is the biggest industry for supplementation is the push for weight loss….not health….but that is changing too……it is becoming easier to understand that even if a product is being promoted or sold for “weight loss”….once you read many of them…..many have value….and you can see with some research the ingredients in some of the blends have a purpose…..usually because there are deficiencies within a body and these blends are trying to help individuals get that balance back to feel better to then make better choices with their nutrition….with their lifestyle.

After all isn’t that what many of the amazing individuals and doctors I follow are doing? Many of them approach their audiences health from the weight loss perspective to get them to learn how to make healthier choices. Why do they take that approach? because it sells. It is what the public, the people want. Is it so wrong? No. After all isn’t that what we all do, if we are wise? You want your kiddo to do something you know is going to be beneficial to them….don’t you get to their level..approach it in a way that speaks to them….and get them to understand.

Because of my bio-hacking….I am able to evolve, learn, grow, and see the great value in the word supplement rather than a dirty word….a crutch. Who knows….maybe it was my own past misuse of supplements that skewed my mindset, my judgement of the word, of the products.

And when I see amazing people changing lives….helping people to understand that their life matters….their health matters….and how it is all so closely related…..how our mind body soul experience is entwined.

I have an amazing, dear friend who discovered a healthier lifestyle because of supplements…..they turned on a switch within her….so much so that she now promotes and sells these same products. What I admire the most about her, is I don’t think it is so much about the products for her but about changing lives….about getting people to see that when they are taking care of their physical body they are trying to get back in tuned with their spiritual body. She is an amazing example of how to continually push ourselves to be better versions of ourselves so we can shine and be amazing examples of living a whole life….mind, body, soul……

And if that means a little or a lot of supplements….well bring it on….

Because I know my supplements help me be super powered…..they encourage my body to be where it wants to be….where it needs to be…..they are helping me armor my body and mind each and every day so I can focus on my spiritual armor and be that soldier Christ needs me to be….

Therefore I may be swimming in supplements but I am also super-powered by them!!!

We can all use a little “slap” of cold water in the face from time to time. How I view my marriage and the relationship with my husband probably needed serious ice thrown on me! I would like to think I have been a good wife: attentive, compassionate, and supportive! YET…there is always room for growth. I picked up a book just randomly about a month ago. When I saw it at a thrift shop, my thought was it was worth just taking a look at it, skimming it, for a few coins out of my wallet. I figured as I was reading it, I would feel confirmed I am a good wife. The last couple of years I have become more aware of being an attentive, respectful and obedient wife (yes…obedient…it IS important!). I have learned to continually reflect on our relationship and how to approach things, topics and situations with love, compassion and mercy.Yes, I have found some really great confirming information, but I have also found some really convicting stuff as well. Things I realized I do need to work on. Things I realized that being a proper helpmate to my husband needs continual attention in order to not get caught up in how today’s society views on how we as women/wife’s should act with and/or treat our husbands.Thus far (as I’m about halfway through the book) this is what I have really felt was important to focus on: 1. Being grateful for the man he is.2. Thanking God for him and remembering specific qualities.3. Be a blessing to him not a a burden.4. Look for ways to understand him.5. Be pleasing. 6. Be aware of hormonal changes. Do not give into those emotions. Keep my mouth shut during those times. 7. Don’t allow tv, books, and/or magazines to be a bad influence and effect my attitude toward my husband. 8. Don’t over commit myself and then gripe at him for not being able to help me out.9. Have positive friends who are a good influence when it comes to how we treat our husbands. 10. Remember what my ultimate calling and job is as a wife and helpmate. Finally, as I was reflecting this morning: I LOVE BEING A WIFE! Why do so many of us spend so much time and energy grumbling about it?Why do we feel we have to gripe, complain, and stir a pot of murkiness into our lives?Do we want to hold a stone or putty in our hands? As a wife, we have a great amount of power. We need to respect it. nurture it, and enjoy every minute of being a WIFE!!!